The Post Office vs. Parcel Delivery Companies: Competition Effects on Costs and Productivity

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-319

  Mizutani, Fumitoshi ^a   Uranishi, Shuji ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0038027145     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023368327735     Document Type: Article

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